Parse error when providing configuration block as part of the Web Player analysis URL, with the following message: "Error message: Not a well-formed configuration block. Parse error:"
Article ID: KB0077618
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| Products | Versions |
|---|---|
| Spotfire Web Player | All Versions |
Description
Resolution:
When an incorrect configuration block is provided as part of the Web Player analysis URL, the following error is thrown:
Notes:
When an incorrect configuration block is provided as part of the Web Player analysis URL, the following error is thrown:
Error message: Not a well-formed configuration block. Parse error: Line 1: A recognition error occurred.
One syntax error that will cause this is the use of single-quotes when specifying a string value in the configuration block, as shown below:
One syntax error that will cause this is the use of single-quotes when specifying a string value in the configuration block, as shown below:
http://mySpotfireServer/spotfire/wp/analysis?file=/Sales%20and%20Marketing&configurationBlock=SetFilter(tableName = 'SalesAndMarketing', columnName = 'Store Type', values = { 'Large Retailer'});
For the above URL, it will throw the error message as mentioned above ("Not a well-formed configuration block. Parse error:"). To fix it, use double-quotes when specifying a string value:
For the above URL, it will throw the error message as mentioned above ("Not a well-formed configuration block. Parse error:"). To fix it, use double-quotes when specifying a string value:
&configurationBlock=Parametername={“values”};
The correct URL looks like the following:
http://mySpotfireServer/spotfire/wp/analysis??file=/Sales%20and%20Marketing&configurationBlock=SetFilter(tableName = "SalesAndMarketing", columnName = "Store Type", values = { "Large Retailer"});Notes:
1). Although the configuration block URL may seem to work with single quotes, it does not work when there is a space in the string.
2). Exactly the same error will be thrown if there is a semi-colon (;) missing at the end of the configuration block.
Issue/Introduction
Parse error when providing configuration block as part of the Web Player analysis URL, with the following message: "Error message: Not a well-formed configuration block. Parse error:"
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